American Peace Centenary Committee
Encyclopedia
The American Peace Centenary Committee was formed during the 1909 centennial of Abraham Lincoln
's birth. In 1913, they made the decision to mark the anniversary of the ratification of the Treaty of Ghent
in 1915.
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...
's birth. In 1913, they made the decision to mark the anniversary of the ratification of the Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Ghent
The Treaty of Ghent , signed on 24 December 1814, in Ghent , was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
in 1915.
British
- Arthur Conan DoyleArthur Conan DoyleSir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle DL was a Scottish physician and writer, most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, generally considered a milestone in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger...
, honorary member - Earl GrayCharles Grey, 5th Earl GreyCharles Robert Grey, 5th Earl Grey was an English nobleman, the son of Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey.He was the second cousin twice removed of Richard Grey, 6th Earl Grey, the present earl....
, president